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<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label PSpreview</title>
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<h3>Previewing files using Type 1 fonts</h3>
<p/>Until recently, free TeX previewers have only been capable of
displaying bitmap PK fonts, but current versions of
<i>xdvi</i> sport a Type 1 font renderer.





<p/>Other (free) previewers of the current generation offer automatic
generation of the requisite PK files (using <i>gsftopk</i>,
or similar, behind the scenes).  If your previewer isn&#8217;t capable of
this, you have three options:
<ul>
<li> Convert the DVI file to PostScript and use a
  PostScript previewer.  Some systems offer this capability as
  standard, but most people will need to use a separate previewer such
  as <i>ghostscript</i> or <i>ghostscript</i>-based viewers
  such as <i>gv</i> or shareware offering <i>GSview</i>.
<li> Under Windows on a PC, or on a Macintosh, let Adobe Type Manager
  display the fonts (textures, on the Macintosh, works like this).





  (See <a href="FAQ-commercial.html">commercial suppliers</a> for details.)

<li> If you have the PostScript fonts in Type 1 format,
  use <i>ps2pk</i> or <i>gsftopk</i>
  (designed for use with the <i>ghostscript</i> fonts) to make
  PK bitmap fonts which your previewer 
  will understand. This can produce excellent results, also suitable
  for printing with non-PostScript devices. Check the legalities of
  this if you have purchased the fonts.
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<dt><tt><i>ghostscript</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/ghostscript">support/ghostscript</a>
<dt><tt><i>gsftopk</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/gsftopk.zip">fonts/utilities/gsftopk</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/gsftopk/">browse the directory</a>)
<dt><tt><i>GSview</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/ghostscript/ghostgum">support/ghostscript/ghostgum</a>; <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org//help/Catalogue/entries/gsview.html">catalogue entry</a>
<dt><tt><i>gv</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/gv">support/gv</a>; <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org//help/Catalogue/entries/gv.html">catalogue entry</a>
<dt><tt><i>ps2pk</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/ps2pk.zip">fonts/utilities/ps2pk</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/ps2pk/">browse the directory</a>)
<dt><tt><i>xdvi</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/dviware/xdvi">dviware/xdvi</a>; <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org//help/Catalogue/entries/xdvi.html">catalogue entry</a>
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